NASA Wallops

NASA's Wallops Flight Facility is NASA's only owned and operated launch range. Located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

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Wallops is Virginia's only launch range, home to rockets and so much more.

Stay up to date on launches, balloons, and other activities supported around the globe by Wallops: https://t.co/oPlgjM5CFu

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The next launch attempt of Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket carrying LINK, Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft to boost our Swift observatory, will be no earlier than July 3 at 4:35 a.m. ET. Get updates: https://t.co/WpiK7NFSLJ

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Today’s launch of Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket carrying LINK, Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft to boost our Swift observatory, has been postponed. Stay tuned for launch updates, and get the latest info: https://t.co/WB5okTj0yO

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Today’s launch of Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket carrying LINK, Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft to boost our Swift observatory, has been postponed. Next attempt will be no earlier than July 2 at 5:09 a.m. ET. Get updates: https://t.co/IznhZ7ioz4

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Are you ready for it?
Tomorrow, June 30, at 6:17 a.m. ET, Katalyst Space's robotic servicing spacecraft, LINK, is scheduled to launch on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket from Kwajalein Atoll to begin its journey to meet and boost our Swift observatory. Stay tuned for updates!

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Get hyped with us! LINK, Katalyst Space's robotic servicing satellite, is launching no earlier than June 30 from Kwajalein Atoll. LINK will attempt to raise our Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory's orbit before it re-enters the atmosphere. More: https://t.co/KNI3Wuneog

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Wallops launched its first test rocket on June 27, 1945. The first research rocket, the Tiamat, launched just one week later. Wallops has grown from a small test range to a full-scale launch facility supporting small- to medium-size rocket launches, scientific balloon missions, and much more.

Learn more about Wallops History: https://t.co/r7l6BCTqPG

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NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to support the launch of a suborbital sounding rocket for the Department of War during a launch window from June 26 to July 2, 2026. No real-time launch status updates or livestream will be available.

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@MetroSayre Unfortunately we no longer have this app. Sorry! 😞

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Wonder what direction to look for the launch? Our Apps have a compass, points right to us! https://t.co/5IjCpkqNnk

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Congrats to our student teams! 🚀

NASA Wallops launched the RockSat sounding rocket carrying more than 50 student experiments to suborbital space Wednesday, June 24, 2026.

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Liftoff! 🚀 A sounding rocket launched at 5:30 a.m. EDT from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility carrying more than 50 student experiments for the RockSat mission.

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LIVE NOW 📺

We're 15 minutes away from the opening of the launch window for the RockSat student sounding rocket launching more than 50 experiments to suborbital space.

Watch now: https://t.co/nOBe7V8Rzn

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We're five minutes away and on track for a 5:30 a.m. EDT launch this morning.

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Rise and Shine!

We’re 40 mins away from the opening of the launch window for the RockSat student sounding rocket mission. We are currently on track for a 5:30 a.m. EDT launch time.

Get ready for the livestream, set to go live 15 minutes before the launch window opens. ⤵️ https://t.co/74vO5REuaA

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For the first time, NASA will launch two student missions on one sounding rocket!

The sounding rocket will launch Wednesday, June 24, with a window opening at 5:30 a.m. EDT. A livestream will be available on the Wallops YouTube channel. Stay tuned for our launch viewing map!

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Will you see the launch?

This week, a two-stage Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket will launch from Wallops carrying more than 50 student experiments! This rocket travels no more than 100 miles above Earth’s surface and may be visible in the Chesapeake Bay area.

https://t.co/RR8rxNF0gF

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After mating the Pegasus rocket carrying Katalyst's LINK spacecraft, @NorthropGrumman’s Stargazer L-1011 aircraft departed Wallops. Wallops' ability to support both spacecraft & Pegasus integration within weeks streamlined this mission to boost Swift's orbit later this summer. https://t.co/rERO4ukfb3

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For the first time, NASA will launch two student missions on one sounding rocket!

The sounding rocket will launch Wednesday, June 24, with a window opening at 5:30 a.m. EDT. A livestream will be available on the Wallops YouTube channel. Stay tuned for our launch viewing map!

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Engineers attached Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket to the company’s Stargazer aircraft at @NASAWallops. Inside is LINK, Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft, which will rendezvous with our Swift telescope to attempt an orbital boost. https://t.co/vR7cnWhUpa

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Get ready for a worldwide Moon appreciation moment 🌓

Last International Observe the Moon Night, an estimated 1 million people in 128 countries celebrated our nearest neighbor in space together. Who will you observe the Moon with this year?

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